OCEAN CITY — With the summer season winding down and more and more businesses reducing hours, resort police this week encouraged business owners to sign up for an established program that allows officers to intervene on private property.
With the offseason nearing, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is encouraging business owners to sign up for the Trespass Enforcement Authorization Program, or TEAP. Businesses that are not open seven days a week, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year this week were encouraged to sign up for TEAP.
Many businesses have already signed up for the TEAP program, which as the name suggests, authorizes OCPD officers to go on private property when a business is closed to take enforcement action when necessary. It allows law enforcement to effectively and efficiently address peace and good order issues on private property, such as trespassing, for example.
The TEAP program is especially important during nighttime hours when contacting business owners or managers is inherently problematic and inconvenient. Without TEAP registration, a business owner or designated representative has to be contacted in order to allow the OCPD and other local law enforcement agencies to go on private property to enforce violations.
TEAP signs are posted on participating private properties alerting the OCPD and its allied partners on which properties they are authorized to enter and handle situations without the consent of the owner or manager. Often, locating a property owner or resident agent can create challenges during real-time incidents or violations. It also provides a safety net for business or property owners who are not onsite at all hours of the night and day.
Is this giving law enforcement a free pass to enter your premises so they won’t need a search warrant if they want to investigate you? More IRS agents, now this. Will freedom even exist anymore?
1105
actually there are a number of low life in OC all year round
on private property OC cannot enforce Trespassing….
when this is approved DIRT BAGS will be arrested
1105
actually there are a number of low life in OC all year round
on private property OC cannot enforce Trespassing….
when this is approved DIRT BAGS will be arrested
It was out in place when the H2oi crowd showed up. They all went on private lots and local pd could do nothing (ex: Wawa on 130th). Now, if the business owners sign on OCPD can do their job. 11:05 – stop your gestapo nonsense. This is a common sense solution to a problem.
Unfortunately for us citizens, law enforcement cannot be trusted. This is just another proverbial camels nose under the tent.
3:57 – ever think those low life’s may be planted by law enforcement in order to get you to opt in so they can do warrantless searches on us?
Cmon man
Agreed 4:45. Just look at what’s being done to President Trump. Police are not welcome in my business!
The OC Town officials are simply looking for F R E E security for their property without them having to ask for it.
No to TEAP.
Back to the drawing board Rickie!
So what is the actual job of OCPD, writing speed tickets on public roads? Is that all they’re allowed to do without a note from home?
Is there a fee for this service? If so, it kind of looks a little fishy, or should I say like extortion. The mafia sells insurance policies too.
Let me get this straight..if i break the law all i have to do is run on a business’s private property and po po cannot touch me ??? Dumb Law all the way around